“The season is long, we have players with different characteristics and we’ll have the opportunity to play with different systems depending on the attributes of the players.

“Cristiano is no ordinary footballer. His career statistics are testament to that. He brings added value to our team, but we must not rest on our laurels and believe that we’ll win games just because we have him on our side.

“Whether we use wingers, whether it’s Ronaldo with Paulo Dybala, or Dybala with (Mario) Mandzukic, our system also depends on the characteristics of the other players. Sometimes we can play with three in defence.”

Ronaldo celebrated a fifth Champions League win of his career last season (Mike Egerton/PA)

Ronaldo lifted his fifth Champions League trophy in his final outing for Real and Allegri is keen to push for European glory this season having collected a fourth successive domestic double last year.

“Every year, Juventus plays to win all the trophies available, and in the past four years we have twice come close to winning all the trophies in which we have competed for, and this year we’ll try again,” he added.

“It’s my fifth year at the club, progress has been made, the quality of players has improved, as has our confidence at European level. You never know: this could be our year to win the Champions League.”